“A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, be the testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was” – Philippe Halsman Philippe Halsman was was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia. At the age 22-year-old…
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Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Philippe Halsman
” I drifted into Photography like one drifts into prostitution. First I did it to please myself, then I did it to please my friends, and eventually did it for the money ” – Philippe Halsman Philippe Halsman was born in Riga and began to take photographs in Paris in the 1930s. He opened a…
Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Philippe Halsman
“Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character”- Philippe Halsman Philippe Halsman was born in Riga and began…
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